Robbers attack luxury bus, rape schoolgirls

A luxury bus conveying secondary school girls from Enugu to Lagos State was attacked by armed robbers at the Okeodo end of Ore-Sagamu Expressway, Ogun State on Saturday.

The students numbering 42 were of Holy Cross College, Enugu and had hired the bus belonging to Ekene Dili Chukwu Group of Companies with registration number Lagos XW 875 LSR, for their travel to Lagos.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the assailants dragged the students into a nearby bush and beat them before robbing them of their belongings. Unconfirmed reports however said a few of them were raped.

It was further learnt that the incident occurred around 11:40pm.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the students had departed for Lagos early in the afternoon on Saturday but were held up in traffic and had to continue the journey into the night.

The report said the bus developed some faults along the way and had to park at Oke-Odo.

It was while the occupants of the bus were waiting for another bus from Lagos that the robbers struck, it added.

It was learnt that families of the victims, who were already at the Lagos office of Ekene Dili Chukwu, to pick up their children were anxious when they learnt that the bus developed fault.

Our correspondent was told that news of the robbery caused a mild protest as they panicked.

Calm however returned to the terminal on Sunday morning after the distraught girls arrived in Lagos. Meanwhile, parents and relatives of the victims have threatened a show-down with the transport company.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command, Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the attack, told our correspondent that policemen had rescued victims and recovered the vehicle.

He said, “Around 7:30am on Sunday, one Friday Odi, a driver working with Ekene Dili Chukwu, Nig. Ltd, who drove the vehicle with registration number, Lagos XW 875 LSR, reported that at 11:40pm, on Saturday, while conveying 42 female students of Holy Cross Rosary College, Enugu to Lagos, armed men in Oke Odo area, along Ore-Sagamu Expressway stopped their vehicle.

“The hoodlums drove them to a point in the bush where they were robbed. Policemen traced the hijacked bus, rescued and evacuated the students to their Lagos destination. They towed the vehicle to the station and released it to the owner on bond. Nobody was injured.”

PUNCH Metro learnt that the matter was also reported at Sabo Police Division, Lagos.

The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Mr. Joseph Jaiyeoba, however told our correspondent that the case would be handled by the Ogun Police Command under whose jurisdiction the crime took place.

A member of the National Union of road Transport Workers, attached to the Jibowu terminal, who spoke with our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, said the relatives of the victims picketed the Lagos office of the transport company on the grounds that some of the victims were raped.

“Some of the parents claimed that their daughters were raped. I think a 13-year-old girl was raped by the hoodlums,” he said.

The police in Lagos and Ogun states, however, said that they were unaware of any rape.

i blame so call VIP that frustrated IG police plan to withdraw police guard from individuals. are they saying there life of about 3% of them are more important than 97%? so many questions waiting for an answer. youths lets rise against this fools in power please.

Okpere

I hope not that the robbers want to take control of power because the rate and cases of robbery attack is alarming since the removal of subsidy. Obviously, these guys are dangerousely desperate to rob people of their belongings. Lagos (Ojo LG) badagry road is a typica example of robbers prone area

Olowofela lekan

May the Lord save this sin ridden nation.Righteousness exalts a nation the Word of God says.

jackmany

i blame so called VIP that frustrated IG of police plan to withdraw police guard from some individuals. are they saying there lives of about 3% of them are more important than 97%? so many questions waiting for an answer. youths lets rise against this fools in power please

Akpan

Nigeria and insecurity. Night travel should be banned on Nigerian roads.

Omowunmi catherine sonoiki

yes i think i support that, its very risky for we Nigerians….God help us all.

moses ovie orogun

The acting IGP should do something fast about the rising cases of robbery on our highways across the country. The Policemen who used to man road blocks should be made to patrol the areas prone to such attacks so that the robbers would be deterred from carrying out their nefarious activities. May God save Nigeria.

esty

are you sure the police are not behind all these robberies so that they can be called back to the roads? A ban should be placed on night travelling and any transport company that disobey’s should be seriously fined. May the hoodlums never know peace in their entire life. Their generation will be forever cursed IJN, Amen

Chidi

I can bet you that the local Police has a case to answer in this one. An independent detective/intelligence agency should also be involved. It is important that doctors examining the raped girls should collect any possible DNA evidence. Evidence like pieces of body parts/fluids, hair and clothing can provide serious forensic clues in today’s world on who really attacked these young girls. Even if they used condom, there might just be a tiny hair left behind that will nail these demons.

meme

I agree with u Chidi, but i dont think Nija has gotten to the stage of using the hair for evidence to get the bastards that comitted this offence. They will never see or know peace in their lives

Smith

Did you think it happened in America or Europe? Did you think we have such facilities in Nigeria?

FemiUSA

Bros, I no say na Yankee you dey-just like me.In the history of Nigeria, the Police has NEVER used nor collected DNA for anything.Investigation is still based on the style used in the 1800s

joelance

Your idea sounds very intelligent, but do they have the scientifc will power to do this.

Dapo Adeleke

For heaven’s sake, why should they take those children through that evil road at night, why? What was the urgent business they were going for in Lagos that necessitated such a risk? All those who were in charge of that trip, including the owners of the bus must be held responsible. I don’t think there is a Nigerian who doesn’t know the evils on that road. This reminds us that we do not have responsible political leaders in Nigeria. Why should it take a responsible government, a government of the people with the love of its people at heart, years to fix that road.

meme

Treu Dapo, what the heck were the children travelling at that time of night for. This is ridiculous and child abuse. I ve never seen a country like this. God please shown ur face. This country needs cleansing

Simon

Dapo, responsible leadership comes from responsible communities. most of us are irresponsible, naive, and fraudulent. we think only of ourselves otherwise, why would a faulty bus be on the road? luxurious bus breakdown in Nigeria is the order of the day. the worst part? most passengers are left to figure out for themselves how to complete their journey. Nigeria is the problem of Nigerians, not the British, not Boko Haram. collective irresponsibility = collective suffering.

tolu

exactly. y should students travel by night?Even the parents were careless.

Gideon Orkar

Did you read the story before opening your big mouth?

chino

Here in the USA, once the relief bus arrived, the students would have been taken to the nearest hotel and put up (cost covered) by the transport company. You just do not continue onward in your journey under any dangerous circumstances.

So terribly for the girls and their families. The perpetrators should be gelded publically

Adweezy Dipo Teniola

God bless you Dapo….u asked d right questions…..UNTIL Faults are traced to doorsteps & due actions taken…same will continually be same!

Chuks Arinze

Other nations are aiming for the sky,we are still moving deep into the soil..Why cant these robbers go for those rogues who have stolen government money and then rape their daughters,instead of attacking innocent ones who are managing to survive..

Simon

because of protection.

Ogbene

May d gud lord deliever us frm d hands of d wicked.

it is well

how manage they drove the bus to the bush? remember the bus was faulty

BugsyMcgraw

Help me ask them. Something is fishy somewhere!

qliph

Did you read the story well? The robbers attacked the bus they were traveling in after the first one broke down. Read the story well before you stuff this space with rubbish comments.

jman

I will never pity any robbers no matter how people treat them cause they are so callous .. May thunder strike them down INSHA ALLAH

not a cabal

where is sambo da dumbo vice president who ordered tampered against righful decision of IG of police officers on this issue of withdrawl?

ABAYOMI77

@ meme…. now u hv seen one

Tayo

May God help us in this country.

Baron

Na BH

Real man

Insecurity on our roads! God help us o. Just yesterday on my way to lagos from portharcourt around Imo state polythecnic, we were robbed at a gun point where we lost all our belongings. These innocent girls, God hav mercy.

Tayo

It is not save to travel during the day time,not to talk of night jorny.they really took a very big risk.

why would a bus for night travel have to break down?
why didn’t the mgt. put the bus in order before embarking on a journey?
the robbers must have been acting on a tip off.
besides children on night travel?
i am also of the opinion that night travel should be banned totally,since we are in a country governed by handicapped leaders,the masses should take personal precautions….no more night travels pls.
i dont even trust some of these transport companies,they might be working with some of these robbers…what a dangerous country we live in!!!!

ohi

in nigeria,children are daily made to pay for the sins of a country that have been destroyed by adults who are leaders..
what crime has the upcoming generation commited,to suffer all the evil vices???
the nation has failed tomorrow’s leaders!!!!

Otile

The Robbers did a very good job, kudos to the men of the underworld !

GODWIN ISAAC

I KNOWN YOU ARE THE ONLY FOOLISH MAN IN THIS FORUM.

benjamin

kudos for robbing and raping children???
what exactly do you mean??

strikker

i can bet it with u,ur days are numbers cos it shows u are one of those robbers who attack the innocent girls.wait and see bastard

agbanelo a

u re very stupid and foolish 4 making such comment or maybe u re one of d robbers.

Ikenna

You are a hypocrite, stupid, foolish and brainless. I hope the Good Lord does not allow this sort of mishap bestow on your daughter.

For any one who cares to know, never, ever use the transport system from Ekene Dilli Chukwu! Did y’all read the bus broke down? They never stop breaking down! I had been a victim of this menace…. We left Lagos at 8:00am and never got to Enugu till 12:30 a the following morning. Ask me why? Bus “breakdown.”

Nnedi

They are a gang of rapist. What did they expect to get from students going home from school. Most of them will not even have a kobo on them. The busfare had been paid ealier and their parents are waiting to pick them at the other end. So what do they expect to rob them of of not their innocence. If they rhey raped any child, may God curse all of them in Jesus name. Good thing will never come their way in Jesus name.They are rejects of this earth.

Raji akorede

LIFE IS A JOURNEY.Highway robbers have 2 b checked and put an end to it. We pray God always protect and guide us. Amin

Tunde sanni

Otile u must be a useless fellow for ur statement,its show dat u are among dem & i wil get u for dat ur statmnt.

Otile

@ Tunde, u are equally a randy rapist and pedophile… is it bcs the robbers committed theirs with arms?

benjamin

we can never know peace,till an SNC is convened or we break up this nation,
everything is in disarray,and no leader is ready to fix things.
something has got to happen,nature never leaves a vacuum..
nigerians are groaning daily under all forms of hardship.
it is too much!!!!

Jaydee

@Otile, how do u mean by the above comment? Are u insane or what? If u are suffering from a psychiatric problem, i will advise u to urgently see a psychiatric doctor before ur insanity takes you to the market place.

Why una dey pity those Enugu girls,the rape can not do then any harm , they enjoy sex more than dogs .Tell Enugu girls say you luv am , Dem go take you make sakara just because you have nothing to offer.Yeye people.

qliph

Omo Baba: Shut up your mouth you dirty scumbag. That is all you can offer. Morons like you should be vetted out of the platform. Retches like you belong to the dungeon! You are a threat to civility.

whyto

omo baba, are you sure you are not one of the robbers?

Steven

The question i would love to be answered is why is it that from Enugu through Asaba down to Ore there was no incidence and all of a sudden when they were almost in Lagos that the robbers attacked. Something does not fit.Those highways from the East are notorious for robbery, why Oke-odo? Could this be a hatched plan to force the Ag. IGP to bring our Brothers in black back?

Ezek

Sign that end time is approaching. Helpless girls , GOD will attack your attackers . IGP should act to save nigerians on road and stop jetting about like bird without nest

The transport company has alot of explaination to do .I wonder if the MD of the company will leave his children on that deadly road till midnight.

feelamong

Clearly.. this transport coy has a lot of questions to answer…If i were the parents of these girls. I would make sure that I sue this coy to their last kobo and make sure they never transport anyboy to HELL again!! How can you put a bus of 42 school girls on the Road by 11.40PM…If not for their selfish aim…

Oke

Are this robbers Boko harams or what?

Lawal A

May Allah redirect our leaders to do the right things, but Nig has no security.

Emuobosa Onerhime

God would help those girls!

yemi kelani

I support the ban of night bus traveling on our roads,I also condemn the raped of the innocent prominent young girls who are coming to Lagos for a mission,we appeal to the authority to fish-out these animals and face the law of the land.

Abbas Zaria

The new Boko Haram of Western Region. This is very good.

haywhy

its very clear now that you are somewhat confused. if u have no meaningful contribution, u may kindly close your mouth. God forbidsuch thing in the west! Boko Haram is the nature of Northerners

Fom Cosmos Usha

Why can’t student check their JAMB result, its embarrassing

kingsley

we have 2 thank God dat they were not killed.

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Agbalagbi

Ii believed Otile and Kunle orafidiya is the same person.No sane human being will make such comment.Pray for him.

kozzy

yes i think so too..
they are one and the same…
otile and kunle orafadiya..
just that Otile is more regular on SH reporters while kunle is on Punch..
A lunatic with a dual personality who is on the loose..

ife

It’s unfortunate, but why allow them travel through the night that when any thing happens it is difficult to get help because of the cover of darkness, even during the day robberies take place;atleast there is higher probability of getting help during the day than night having in mind that nigeria is zero minus when you talk of security, thank God no one was killed.

fidmarshal

this is bad GOD please save your children from the hands of the wicked

shu wn

Are the armed robbers from the north too??

Simon

the police are funny.
“The hoodlums drove them to a point in the bush where they were robbed. Policemen traced the hijacked bus, rescued and evacuated the students to their Lagos destination. They towed the vehicle to the station and released it to the owner on bond. Nobody was injured.”
they really rescued the girls but from whom if i may ask? after the robbers have had a field day committing the atrocities. Nigerian Police is medicine after death.
again collective suffering for collective irresponsibility. why would any sane person take young women on a night journey in Nigeria considering the fact that Nigerian women are under siege from psychopathic rapists? why leave for Lagos late in the afternoon knowing the distance from Enugu? then the bus breaks down (which is the case with the fraudulent bus companies all the time).
we need to start acting responsibly in our lives in Nigeria, and proactively too.
had the bus operator been a northerner or yoruba, the stupid foolish ohaneze and massob would be spoiling and threatening civil war. why can’t igbo people just shelf selfishness for once and think about the fate of others? what did they learn from Ojukwu’s humility and sacrifice. it is not enough to shed crocodile tears when he passed on.
please my fellow ndigbo, think less of money and think more about collective welfare. that way you won’t sell fake drugs, you won’t carry your fellow igbos in faulty buses knowingly and put their lives at risk.
the poor children have been scarred may be for live.
NIGERIA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rand o dre

Why on earth a sound mind ‘ll be happy that a teenager was raped ?it’s very sad ,those that made such comments are beasts,they dnt deserved to live among human.

Abdulazeez Adeniyi

This is too bad. Imaging people raping the girl of 13years.

Onyeoma

Why can’t our news reporters give us clear information for God’s sake. The reporter said the vehicle was held up in traffic, then later developed a fault and parked before the robbers struck. In the same story, the Police spokesman told us that the vehicle was moving and was stopped by robbers who drove them into bush and robbed them. What really happened? Journalists should please be sure of what they are giving out to the public. What has become of investigative journalism?

Oluwaseyi Sunday

In my opinion, the transport company and the school are both highly IRRESPONSIBLE! and they have a case to answer for:
1. Why travel at night when the bus was hired by the school? Why did the school agree to night journeys? They cannot tell me that I did not cross their minds that the journey would stretch through the late hours of the night and into the early hours of the morning! The bus was hired, adequate arrangements should have been made for lodging and so on. Whoever was trying to save some money here or there has a case to answer for, YES INCLUDING THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES! Why didn’t they use their own bus? These are kids that are their responsibility as long as they still wear the school uniform! I SAY, THEY HAVE A CASE TO ANSWER!
2. Why provide a bus whose reliability was QUESTIONABLE? You know, the robbers will surely meet their WRETCHED END. But, the carelessness and in my opinion negligence of the school and the company cannot be explained away.

mr man

ALWAYS READ AN ARTICLE WELL BEFORE YOU START TALKING SHIT <THEY LEFT ENUGU BY 8:00 am AND THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN,ANOTHER WAS SENT AND ON REACHING IJEBUODE THEY WERE ATTACKED BY ARMED ROBBERS so read well before you talk SHIT

Rand o dre

why on earth a sound mind ‘ll be happy that a teenager was raped? it’s very sad,those that made such comments are beasts,they are animal in human skin,their mindset,write up is evil.

Jack Baur

things will change for good someday…

Chidimma Udeh

Those robers dt did not pity those children will never succeed except if they repent and confess their sins.

Com Abed Ovwah

Evil people will stop @ noting 2 commit their atrocity . God will punish these rapist

segun

I’m a youth corper serving in Enugu, i boarded a bus of IZU CHUKWU company on thursday night which took off around 10-11pm from same Enugu to Lagos.The journey was smooth and robbery free simply bcos the Marcopollo buses assembled at a point and seek for the assistance of the armies on hire, infanct, we had to contribute a some of #50 each to the armies to see us through the road.the army vehicle withdrew at okada (benin). My point is this, if the rubbers can perceive the presence of the Armies and free the road, why can’t the Nigerian Govt. deploy armies to this route and more. the so called Ekene Dili chukwu were not at fault at all, the govt. should be condemned,critisize and nailed for putting the lifes of Nigerians on line especially this young innocent raped teenagers. May God deliver us from these good leaders with bad rubbish in Nigeria!!!!!!!!!

Odiachi Chris Onuora

“reports said de children were unhurt” end of quote. Meanwhile, de story says some of dem were raped. If so, wot cld’ve bn more devastating dan being raped if I may ask?

afolabi shittu

what pleasure do transporters derive from travelling at night?

Adejo IrokO

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

it is sad buit the only solution still lies in regional police control.

sola

This is sad to say the least. The PAINFUL thing in all of this is that these people will go scot-free!! They will go home and greet their mothers and fathers, give their blood money to them and their parents will bless them. If the Nigerian Police could not find the ABSU rapists who even video-taped their heinous act, what hope do these teenage girls have? This should be a lesson to all parents particularly. We need to take charge of the welfare of our children particularly when it borders on safety and security. God help us in this nation!

Joseph Oludele

What are the security operatives (Police) are doing towards this. I suggest the transport company(ies) to always attach like 5 armed security personnel with each bus while travelling. This will serve as protective measure.

WHICH WAY NIGERIA?

This is a insensitivity of the highest order. How can a transport company as Big as Ekene Dili Chukwu that knows the danger of night travelling risk the life of this young defenseless girls at night. Must that journey continue in the night? with a faulty bus?

The parents and the school should sue the transport company so that it will serve as a deterant to other useless Transport companies .The Kids are suppose to be compensated for this evil act against them caused by the Transport Company.

oweja

If only the Federal Government can work together with the states on this issue of rail rehabilitation by first removing the obnoxious law that limit only the Fed to the running of railways, we can at least say goodbye to night travels in buses. Security can better be coordinated with the rail system. We knew what to do to improve our lots, yet we hopelessly omit to do it! Can’t we see the harm we are inflicting on our next generation?

jollydz

in dis case parents can’t be blame what were can they do?if they cald the office the driver would hav still done what he feel like,hwevr there is a clause here bus faulty yet was driven to d bush b hoodlums.my guess either it’s a planned job or is a ritual carried out by d transporter nigeria today is complicated but driver and managment need to b investigated but trust naija the police have boundaries only common man body dem 4 dey smart.i share ur pains parent.but sueing d company/school is d first step

jollydz

in dis case parents can’t be blame what were can they do?if they cald the office the driver would hav still done what he feel like,hwevr there is a clause here bus faulty yet was driven to d bush b hoodlums.my guess either it’s a planned job or is a ritual carried out by d transporter nigeria today is complicated but driver and managment need to b investigated but trust naija d police hav boundaries only common man body dem 4 dey smart.i share ur pains parent.but sueing d company/school paramount

Ken

This incident was an act of negligence on the sides of the driver and mgt of the company. They should be held accountable. God is the God of mercy and deliverance. Oh Father God we besiege you to have mercy upon Nigeria and deliver us from the hands of evil men in Nigeria.

sunday

i agree no crime incident without the concent of the nig police

National patriot

It is bad enough for the students to be robbed and even raped by the hoodlums. But for the police to say that they are unware of the raping of some of the victims is the worst part of the whole crime.

abimbola kumapayi

Why is it taking us so long to have a national rail system, one that will enable people to travel at faster speed with more security.
If we have a properly function rail system round the country, it will kill time and space and improve our standard of living, more importantly commerce will flow round.
When we have one rail service, either from north or south, we can then conserve security efforts on them rather than where 1000 of vehicles can go at the expense of being attacked by these robbers. Enough is enough, we need our rail networks as soon as possible.
President Jonathan should be honest to tell us when we are to see the first train to ply Lagos to Maiduguri and Lagos to portharcourt or Cross River.
Its the only answer to these high-way robbery, though people will fault this suggestion,, but lives look more secured on rail than on road, we only need to fortify it with enough securities- both human and technologies.
THANK YOU

Anonymous

Good governance can only provide such. Sorting out balance within the government would pave way for lots of things in that country otherwise any policies, due process or whatever schemes put in place would never work in Nigeria. CORRUPTION MOST BE TACKLED to low not spiralling high corruptions in many government agencies or establishments, it kills many things, i think. What are your thoughts?

JOHN

The school Authority and the Transport Company caused the whole problem. why should the School allow the bus to carry the stundents when it was already afternoon? Imeadiately it was night why didn’t the driver look for a city or village and park as early as 7pm? A bus carrying only Girls should have been escorted by armed security. The School did not think about that and the Transport company also. What a shame!

dele

They have done well, lets just pray that GOD should destroyed them along their family.

Joseph BS

There is no substitute to effective governance and policing.Those who said night journey should be prohibited should know that there will be congestion that will lead to people arriving late in the night like the case in question.Pls,let demand effective leadership from these power lords in authority.

abimbola kumapayi

Why not develop our rail system or is it forbidden we have one that can run round the country to kill time and space.? With rail lives look more secure and congestion on the road will drastically reduced.

nwaobasi

Nija, never a good news any day, if not boko haram, its rape, arm robbery,senate and presidential looting,scam,this and that disappear, what sort of a nation is this?

SLAW

R I P NIGERIA.. NIGERIA WAS DEAD LONG AGO. THIS IS THE CONSECUENCIES OF ONE NIGERIA. SPLIT NIGERIA NOW LET EVERY COUNTRY BUILD THEIR OWN SECURITY.

MUHAMMED HUSSEINAT

OTILE, MAY THE THUNDER STRIKE YOU AND THE ROBBERS DOWN.

FidoDidOmt

@ Omowunmi catherine sonoiki….. i think i suport that too.

Adejoro Babatunde

Well,God shall has plenty of cases to judge.

afowowe christopher olawale

this is bad, this is sad. All the culprits should sought for and be brought to book immediately. Nigeria police Force, how do want to make our road security motorable to the commuters? AIG, i salute you sir, but i think the Area commander, DPOs in the area and all that failed in their responsibilities should be brought to book. File them a query and let them account themselves if they are still fit for the offices they occupy.

Maxwell King[Ghana]

I wonders why these robbers are not after those politicians who are looting and squandering our National treasury.

emmanuel

for the fact that our politicians and their children fly, because they dont ply the dilapidated roads, nothing will stop this horible kind of news. They keep awarding and reawarding the road contracts to themselvs and there friends without doing the work, and no body will ask questions. Little wonder ore-lagos road has not improved for decades, just like so many other roads in the country with more around south east. The man that will wake up to wait and rape school girl will never escape the wrath of God.

John Okafor

very unfortunate, heartless robbers, God will definitely pay them back. Rob and rape of innocent teenagers is devilish. They would have left Enugu in the morning knowing that our roads are death trap.

bawa jimea

Nawaoooooooooo!hope say Mr president neva sell dis our country to i dont care family, cos wtith all waything det happen, no effort of solution to naija security problem but time dey for ram to sit and approve that their rag cloth wey dem call say na change of uniform.when they neva tackle the issue of security.

Boyo

Chidi,this is Nigeria jaga jaga

Okoto

God save us from dis robber they want to take control

FidoDidOmt

what a sad news so sorry for what happen to the girls……but i have a question why we nigerians always call on god and jesus if anything happen to us{may god save may god help in jesus name?} we keep calling on this names but nothing good has happen in nigeria or is it bcuz of this names we are calling make us remain has the same ? i live in europe and have seen it all even the white people who own and started the religion B4 they brought it to africa they dont call on the name has we do even if they are dying i think we need to wake up abit and let stop this NA ME HOLLY PASS.

Boyo

My prayer is that they dont infect this young girls with any disease,parent of victims should take their ward for test.

Danieloffar@yahoo.com

Hi, IrokO

TRUTH IS BITTER,,, HOW U C AM ?

Idowu temitope

I am boss of it, that securities in ogun state, ondo or let me say west in general is not strong enough, see what is happen at sagamu about two weeks ago all the banks are closed, our government should do something before something do us in those two states. They should takecare of our policemen, when the government did not pay them good salary, how are they going to secure the state, and provide them good armilations. The issue of our policemen is like a black men, in a black uniform, under blacksun, he will be weaked more than devil. Governor, IBIKUNLE AMOSUN pleac do something before something do us in ogun state.

Ekun Babs

Some Nigerians like waking up to make noise and this, on a daily basis. Why not we concentrate on something? I mean in reference to Adejo IrokO who has been consistent in demanding for state police or call it regional at least for a change in format. It pays handsomely.

Anonymous

This dastard act can only happen in Nigeria —- Whatever works well, believe would benefit the entire populace and has perfectly worked fine, effectively and efficiently in other parts of the world NEVER WORK IN NIGERIA. The opposite has always be in our case, whatever terrible, bad, inhuman, eye-sour, gory – killings, raping, armed robberies, human rituals, corruption, hatred, darkness, bad roads, bad governance, wasting of talents and yet Nigerians go to churches and mosques day in day out. Upon that, nothing good come out of it… What a country!!!!

bawa jimea

Subsidy removal caused hunger,boko haram caused life lost and property damage,armed robbers caused fear in the life of the country and a country that possess this, will find it diffcult to be a great nation.God save Nigeria.

Endee Godsland

This is what you will expect in a nation where 30% of the Police force and apparatus are dedicated to less than one percent of the population -so called VIPs. Nigerians wake up!, the debate on this unreasonable and ungodly state of affairs should not stop with the
publication of 31/3/02.
This is the crux of the Matter. We must insist that the IG of Police deploys the full force of the Police paid with tax payers money for the security of the entire populace irrespective of their status in society. Does this not show how much more the more vulnerable in our society need security than the affluent and powerful who can afford to take care of them selves beyond that guaranteed by government for all it’s citizens.
In case you are not aware of this ongoing debate, may I refer you back to The punch of 31/2/02 where it was reported that the acting IG of police may have succumbed to VIP pressure to eat his words on the withdrawal of Police security for VIPS–political office holders and wealthy business men. My contribution on this forum in the edition here refered says it all. It will be a disservice to this nation if we sweep this matter under the carpet and move on. All that evil needs to thrive is for good men to keep quiet, say nothing and do nothing.
On the matter at hand it is sad and reprehensible to hear this kind of story in the largest black nation on earth blessed and endowed with all imaginable human, material and physical resources. Those children who have been so brutalized, dehumanised and traumatized could be any body’s daughter except of course the so called VIPs whose wards are schooling abroad or in very expensive international schools where such trips could only be possible by air. We know the police has it’s many challenges of motivation, funding and self esteem but if at least 95% of the police as presently constituted are deployed to provide security patrols across the nooks and crannies of this country, ugly situations like this will be brought down to the barest minimum, if not completely eradicated. A well structured Synergy between the police, the state and local governments and local communities will prove an invaluable strategy in terms of funding, motivation, intelligence and monitoring. The president must hear this. Nigerians arise! God save Nigeria.

Henry e dy

Na waoo! Since the federal police seem helpless, the government should apply another format, change and make police force a regional thing. Or?

Coolz1

the robbers are as bad as borkoharam

Bolaji

I think the govt should listen to Adejo. There is need for state police so that lives can be save. Really, I hate noise too.

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Please declare a state of emergency in Nigeria, suspend our ineffective constitution, sack all the present political office holders and bring the military back to power because the country is under the seige / attack of religious + tribal militants and armed robbers. Our politicians don’t have any solution to any of our national security and economic problems all they do is embezzle our public funds and give us enough lame excuses on the reason why they have failed to improve our national economy, security and infrastructural development. Enough is enough of this demonstration of crazyness that they call democracy, they must go now !!!

Showemimo

All i know is that the Odili Chukwu abi is Ekene Dili Chukwu driver, whatever are trying to set back luck for the company is care is not taken. It was said that the bus got spoiled and it was later droven to a nearby push, isn’t it? God will surely saved us from the EVIL DOERS one day

jackmany

jackmany
i blame so called VIP that frustrated IG of police plan to withdraw police guard from some individuals. are they saying there lives of about 3% of them are more important than 97%? so many questions waiting for an answer. youths lets rise against this fools in power please.

IYEOMOAN EMMANUEL EHIZOGIE

IT’S REALLY A THING OF SHAME THAT SECURITY IS ZERO IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE WE HAVE ABOUT 2.4MILLION POLICE RECRUITS; TALKLESS OF HE THOUSANDS OF OTHER SECURITY OPERATIVES.. A REVOLUTION IS SOON APPROACHING AND THERE IS NOTHING ANYBODY CAN DO ABOUT THIS. LETS JUST PRAY THAT GOD HELP THE SURVIVALS TO BUILD THE COUNTRY OF OUR DREAMS… LONG LIVE THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA!

Ogbeni Toluwa

The earlier right thinking people realise the systemic failure inherent in this society the better. Anyone who still thinks there’s a govt anywhere to ensure adequate security, provide good roads, education, health, provide adequate power for economic growth or provide a conducive environment for profitable venture to better the lives of the citizenry may be living in the past. Talk about the tax you ve being paying ? Forget it, at least to maintain your sanity. 2015 is not too far and it would be time to take the citizenry on another roller coaster ride.

those heartless idiot uselessing the life of little and poor girls. May God forgive them oo

KRIS

Police will always claim to be unaware of any crime what sort of nonsense is this they should brass-up and look into this issue this innocent young girls should not be the one to suffer the irresponsible of our police force for goodness sake

Solomon

Solomon. Fidodidomt, I pity u 4u coment.it’s sad that u couldn’t acknolledge your creator as d one who takes care in all d affairs of humanity.I want 2assure u that a day is coming & is very soon when u would know that there is God in this live.his name is JESUS CHRIST THE RULER OF THE WORLD.

G Boy

Odiachi Chris, the captioned says they were raped. But police said they were unhurt. You know police have their own way of interpreting English and crime Unhurt means the robbers did not killed them. Invariably rapping can’t hurt

Oscar

since the time they withdraw police on the road more evil has started and the same police is responsible because they want to have an excuse of returning back to the same chick point to collect five-five naira.

Oscar

The leadership of PDP has totally failed. Nigerians should arise in 2015 and make a change. No to rigging any longer.

Omide

It is high time we Nigeria wake up and smell the early morning coffee, i have said it severally, the IGP have to hold the DPO where this heinous crime thrives responsible. Secondly, the bus coy need to tell their drivers to call the police if their vehicle develop problem to secure the area. In US the GreyHound bus operate 24/7 without security threat. GEJ WAKE UP NO SECURITY OF LIVES AND PROPERTIES IN NIGERIA.

Abayomi Balogun

We have leaders who protect only their political interest as opposed to the security of Nigerians. The main solution to insecurity in this country is the introduction of Sate and local police for effective community policing as it is done in many advanced countries. How can only one command covers land mass in excess of 700,000 square kilometers with population of about 160million. We are not a serious country that toy with life of citizens in all aspect.Where is light, road , water and other things that make life meaningful, all we hear are promises that are never fulfilled.

ojetunde

I have said it before since the nigeria police has stopped police check point they shoud let the patrol be on our high ways to curb robbery on our roads. More so Night journey must be totally discouraged

TEE

Where is the Security personnel normally attached to the Bus. They always harmed. This is disgrace.we must find the robbers and make them to face the law,IG kindly note.

sam udechukwu

let there be patrol joint team of police and army on our highway. Only police can’t do it. They are fearful.

Gbenga Odusanya

The Management of Ekene Dili chukwu must be tried for endangering the lives of these young damsels to such evil. So the vehicle developed a fault. and had to drive these little girls into Lagos at the ungodly hour Haba!!!!.

Okoko

The driver of this bus must be held responsible for this. How can he carry females and travel at night. Lets stop night travel

Abbey

The superlooters in govt don’t care what happen to us anyway, its about time for nigerians to wake up from their slumber and tackle these thieves that could not give us good roads security,lights etc regardless of their tribes,region or religion otherwise this will continue to be just another story we read on pages of news papers, when will it be enough to demand for good governance because all this is part of it, when you go to ghanaweb you don’t read sad news like this because their govt cares about ghanians.

E.A. Ajayi

I think Government should make it mandatory for the Luxury Bus operators to insure the lives and properties of their passengers. It would appear that only the pasengers suffer the attacks in the course of their journey.

Ani

Dat s vry bad, may God hlp us all. Amen

goodman

I have said it before nothing good can come out from this country if we continue to be living our lives like this without any plans to move forward as a country.Personally i do not believe in this nonsense called Nigeria.

Velaria Ephums

hmmmm! It is neer a good news at all. If only our leaders could listen to the submission of Adejo IrokO and others.

olike goumu

Oooh! Robbers why now? Please, president Jonathan and Senator Mark should kick against federal police and give us federalism police for our safety as in lives and property. Olike is a Nigerian based in Akata but strictly in the village.

JUSTIN ONYEUKWU

I DO NOT KNOW IF THE POLICE AUTHORITY WANTS EVERYBODY TO DIE IN THE HANDS OF HIGHWAY ROBBERS EVEN AS EASTER BREAK IS AROUND THE CORNER.IG PLS WE KNOW YOU ARE A REFORMER AS I HAVE ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT YOUR PEDIGREE BUT WHY THIS SECURITY POROSITY ON OUR EXPRESSWAYS.AT END OF EVERY UGLY INCIDENCE YOUR MEN WILL COOK UP A STORY TO COVER THEIR INEFFICIENCY.OGA IG MAKE YOU ACT O TO SAVE OUR LIVES O I DEY BEG YOU SIR.

Tariye Adonkie

The driver should have known that it would have been better to stop somewhere. Most likely a police post. Now his night journey has cost pains

Qurxxxmie

i smell a rat,dat driver shuld be probed cuz it was said dat d bus was faulty and d same bus was later moved moved by d callous robbers and as 4 d skool they shuldn’t av allowed d skool girls 2 av moved at the early afternoon of d dae as they claimed,enugu 2 lagos is not a stone throw journey, d skool jst committed an illictradic blunder.i guess they wil be wise nw

alranders

no more security on our highways. i know much years back that whenever luxirious bus traveling,they always with atleast 2 or more police men. where are they now?

Big Jon

person carry gun, enter highway @ midnight. All in the name of Rape? ..oh! boy dis one pass me!ooo

Archibong Usen

It’s really a pity that those innocent kids could pass through such a gruesome window of life. The deed has been committed but, my fellow commentators, let us not quarrel over the incidence. Let’s hope that the victims by now have been medically diagnosed and treatment of STIs. May God save Nigeirans from rapists, armed robbers, thieves, boko haramists. Amen.

Mukhtar500

Very Painful!!
Mr. Friday Odi, d driver of d bus need to b interrogated
(1) When d bus developed fault on d way why did he stop at Oke-Odo knowing fully well d time (11.40pm) n d environment .
(2) why cant he stop b4 Oke-Odo where there are people n can seek mechanical assistance.
(3) when d bus developed problem n was parked why did he closed d door.
if d door were open i belief majority of d girls will ve escaped from b raped.
(4) why was d driver n his assistance not seriously beaten by d gang
(5) why did he report d incidence to d police at 7.30am on Sunday. why not immediately after d incidence. was his phone stolen from him? if yes, how come he has one to call d police early in d morning.
i think d number of armed gang is more than four n d whole story look like a set-up.
d school fell inside d trap n the school administration shared part of d blame.
why shd d students traveled in d afternoon from Enugu to Lagos knowing fully well d day, Saturday n d length of d journey.

Vivien

How can d police not kno bout d rape?incompetent bunch of people..my heart goes out to d 13yr old girl who was raped,damn!,she mite b a virgin.and to lose it in dat manner.alarmin!..government should do somethin about this and my fellow nigerians,pls make una stop night travels na.GOD bless nigeria.one love.

awodane

why should people be traveling by 11.40pm? if it is suspected that the journey will enter night, the transport company should stop at the nearest town and take care of the passengers. it is the RESPONSIBILITY of the transport company to carry passengers safely from point A to point B. they should put safety checks in place to avoid known risks. if your vehicle is not well serviced, it will damage on the way. if u leave late u may not arrive on time. if ur vehicle spoils on the way, immediately find alternative or secure ur passengers. these are all known risks that the transport company muct be held accountable for. its only if there are things like earthquake, flood, etc that they can be excused. pls FRSC look into this asap.

dotun

all is not well with this country.
we have no leaders…
where are we headed???

Mekus

A country without police service. Else, in a country where GSM telephony works, how can robbers take a bus and rape girls travelling in the bus?

Adeola onitolo

Essentially,adequate security is a desideratum as far as good governance is concerned.Insecurity encourages superabsurdness and rascality in its entirety.It is the onus of the government,without any impugnment,to maintain
peace and security in the country.orderliness brings enthusiasm,stability and progressivism,if it is well maintained.The police’s efficiency and effectiveness should be sufficiently encouraged to minimise the level of insecurity in that regard.

Chidi Igwe

Thank God no life was lost. What the hell is goin on in this country.? Where are the maverick lawyers? Sue the hell out of the transport co and co join the VIO for putting faulty bus on the road, money is put at the expence of passengers. For now we have federal police, a case like this is reported , they want the victims to go the command where it happend, c’mon take care of situation and deal wit proper station.BAN NIGHT TRAVELS,PUT PO-PO Back on roads.make example of unsafe vehicle God help us

Umukoro Peter

How could d police be aware of any rape incidence when the robbers did not invite them b4 their action? Police deny enything even their mother, so what statement do u expect.

ikwuo okporie

The insensibilities of our transport companies should be called to order, these campanies know fully well the state of their vehicles,yet they put them on the road to convey people,knowing fully well also the insecurity of the Nation.I personally think that Ekene Dili Chukwu should be persecuted by the parents of those children or the management of Holy Cross College.Incidents like these are shameless to the ear.May the Robbers reap what they have sow.

BALOGUN IDRIS

NIGERIA NEED STRONG SECURITY IN OTHER SAVE PEOPLE

Emmanuel Wyde

May God in His infinite mercy save Nigerian frm inconsidrate goverment and powerful people

Offawy christ

How are we to diffenciate between police and robbers in police uniform.. GOD HELP US .

whyto

Offawy, you can’t. They are one and the same

olatunji

police should try and ivestigated b,cos all those kid are small dat what dey exprience.

Bunmi

It is very wrong in the first place for the driver to have continued the journey till that ungodly hour knowing the vulnerability of the people he was having in the bus. Also, parents should ensure their children travel only during the day to forestall such happenings. You can imagine the awful experience of those kids raped by the robbers. They were forced to suffer pains.

Bayo

It is only God that can save us all in this country.

chinedu obiefule

hi, any one who has good insight can see that the idear behind these crime is rape, since it involved lot of girls , these degerours virours reloaded, when the wind of lot of gilrs in bus a got to them some how, clearly these are females and students, so here ,its no talk of money. and so luckly in a country of basterdized security. chi.

Generalissimo

I guess we are expected to be safer with new police uniform. (sarcasm**)

(The Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command, Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the attack, told our correspondent that policemen had rescued victims and recovered the vehicle.Policemen traced the hijacked bus, rescued and evacuated the students to their Lagos destination. They towed the vehicle to the station and released it to the owner on bond. Nobody was injured.”)

WTH do you mean by no one was hurt? Girls were raped! does this dude (Mr. Muyiwa Adejob)i, know the trauma they will have for life.? If a police spokesman can be this daft, I repose no confidence in them to find their own @ss if it was itching!!

Michael

I said it a thousand time….The only cure to this Menace is – DEATH BY FIRING SQUARD.
ARMED ROBBERS & PEN ROBBERS!!!

someone

How many times have we said this: Night travel is not acceptable in Nigeria

florence

dis our country is nt save oooooo,poor gurls

willard mubvumbi

Sad news indeed, very sad.

Law.

I feel so sad especially, reading about this female students being gang raped by armed robbers on sun news paper today…
Is high time our leaders light the highways and put effective monitoring cameras that will enable the police to respond fast to such an evil mindless robbers.
Raping hurts, is really most ugly act that our societies cannot just keep mute if we as a people want to move forward, I wish Mr. President and his govt officials will come out on national tv to condemn this evil act as well as putting effective respond to it. Their counterparts in Europe and America also do come on state tv to warn and make a serious penalties against it too.

esty

The rapists will never know peace as long as they live.

sincere

Is like Lagos has become a Den of rubber.

Oyelami Rahman

Hilarious, I think as these hoolidum have not got any things from Holy Cross College’s student had made them did the unrecommended idea. The victims shouldn’t annoy Eternal God will reward u.

aishat

what is really going on in this country?

whyto

aishat, what is going on is what has been going on for donkey years, corruption and crime being ignored if it doesn’t concern you. Each man for himself.

Englishman

Dear Nigerians,
It’s heartening to see so much popular anger over the violation of innocents. There must be hundreds of comments here, which to foreign eyes speaks louder than the handful of idiots that prey on the weak.

DNA testing is relatively cheap and getting cheaper. Rapists in all counties must know that the sanctity of innocents is worth more than the few hundred needed to pay for the tests.

Rape destroys lives, relationships and family. A woman is never the same afterwards. Violent rape should be treated as severely as murder.

You guys are very different compared to other African Nations… I don’t know if I’m reading this wrong, but you seem to put a higher value on life than the rest of the continent.

Soji Toki

It is irresponsible journalism for the “Punch” to have mentioned the name of the School. Their friends at home and school will easily link the incidence to the girls. It’s trauma is equal to the rape. “Tribune” also reported the story but withheld the name of the school. The police “rescued” the girls only after the robbers were through with their evils. The transport company thinks first of money…

Bala

Innalillahi-wa-inna-ilaihi-rajiun. My advise is that the security should investigate this issue properly. How can the robbers dragged the faulty bus into the bush from the main street for God sake? Is this not a setup with the bus driver and robbers?

Robbery of innocent school children is a devilsh act, and police must do all their possible best to bring those hudlums to book. Imagin a young girl having arm robber as the man that di virgin her. What will be her impression toward men. Is shocking. It shows the level of security we have in this country.

I have heard of something as absolutely beastly and inhumane as this! This is the worst case of rape probably in any country today. We are in a zoo, called Nigeria…this is not a Nation! I can’t even write anything…
By God’s will, these beasts will be found and they will meet a slaughter worse and more dehumanizing than that of pigs!!! I spit on their rotten graves, their father Satan will lead them straight into the burning Hell, their ultimate abode. I shall pray that God sends His Wrath on the animals who violated these girls. And lets all pray that God heals these girls and removes the trauma of this incident from their memory.

Muktar Aliyu

You shall die in a week’s time; then you will rot in your grave, afterwhich your father Satan will drive you straight to Hell. Kudos when you’re burning…

Muktar Aliyu

With due respect, you are obviously misinformed concerning the function(s) of government in society. Securing life and property is one of the prime functions of government, and any government (like the laughable one here in Nigeria) that fails to provide such, has failed in fulfilling part of its obligation to its people. And whenever a government, any government, fails to meet its obligation to its people, those people are within their natural and human right to resist, reject, or replace that so called government by any means necessary. Between the masses and the government is a social contract, when any of the two entities brakes its end of the contract, the other is within its right to take necessary action. When you dont’ stop at a red light, the citizen in this case has broken his/her end of the contract, so the government (through law enforcement) arrests you; when the government fails to secure peoples lives and properties, fails to build roads, fails to provide water, fails to provide electricity, fails to provide education…then the government has reneged on its side of the contract and the citizens can act accordingly, and this, dear misinformed friend, is what leads to revolutions! That is more or less a summation of the relationship between citizen and state. Secondly, by God’s grace no rapist will ever be my ‘brother’, whether literally or even figuratively, as you seemed to have used the word. Not even God likes the wicked…never forget that!

Onwura Ifesinachi (Mrs)

Police should please do everything humanly possible to get the hoodlums and their lives should not be spared as they are not surposed to live as human beings because their actions are inhuman. Those raped girls would have everlasting trauma.

obidon

I agree with dapo God bless you..our so called leaders dont have us in mind there all they for their personal pockets..But God in heaven will one day strike them..wicked sets of Leaders

Onwura Ifesinachi (Mrs)

Infact, I don’t know how to start writing my comments as I am short of words. The immagination of of the incidence is so much in me that I found it difficult to say any thing. The joy derived from raping any body is what I don’t know. The type of Insecurity we have in this country is nothing to talk home about. I suggest that any rapist caught should be killed immediately and it be a law. These group of people are behaving as if they are not created by God. Infact I don’t know what to say again, I”m so much disturbed.

classic

they raped almost all the students…………EVIL MEN. MAY GOD PUNISH THEM ALL.

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